Let’s take a quick look at all the celebrities and public figures who have come out and decided to be openly LGBTQ+ in 2023.
For the 2022 list click here.
Alexander Lincon
Known for: Actor
Identifies as: LGBTQ+
Pronouns: he/ him
Q: “I’m not straight.”
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Bella Ramsey
Known for: Actor
Identifies as: Gender fluid
Pronouns: any
Q: “I’m very much just a person. Being gendered isn’t something that I particularly like, but in terms of pronouns, I really couldn’t care less.”
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Campbell Johnstone
Known for: Professional rugby player
Identifies as: Gay
Pronouns: he/ him
Q: “If I can be the first All Black that comes out as gay and take away the pressure, I guess, the stigma surrounding that whole issue then it can actually help other people.”
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Jakub Jankto
Known for: Football player
Identifies as: Gay
Pronouns: he/ him
Q: “Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fears, without prejudice, without violence but with love. I am homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself.”
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Joe Tasker
Known for: Presenter and YouTuber
Identifies as: Gay
Pronouns: he/ him
Q: “I have never been as happy as I am right now.”
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Lil Nas X
Known for: Rapper and recording artist
Identifies as: ‘A bit bi’
Pronouns: he/ him
Q: “would y’all be mad at me if i thought i was a little bisexual.”
Noah Schnapp
Known for: Actor
Identifies as: Gay
Pronouns: he/ him
Q: “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought.”
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Vanessa Pappas
Known for: TikTok COO
Identifies as: Pansexual, non-binary
Pronouns: they/ them, she/ her
Q: “I don’t worry if you don’t use V or they/them all the time, but I do appreciate the effort to recognize my preferences”
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Yair Sherki
Known for: Journalist
Identifies as: Gay
Pronouns: he/ him
Q: “I love men and I love God, and this is neither contradictory nor new”